Tuesday, April 2, 2013

While Alec Baldwin's first major post-30 Rock endeavor, "Here's The Thing" only has about 4,000+ Facebook Likes, Baldwin's still been able to book some pretty A-List-worthy celebrity talent for his bi-monthly podcast series: Brian Williams, Lena Dunham (Girls), Billy Joel, Judd Apatow, Andrew McCarthy, Fred Armisen, and most recently, Thom Yorke. Randomly littered with mid-conversation Capitol One drops, Baldwin's latest podcast is a rare sit-down with a mysterious an who really doesn't give a lot of interviews; Alec Baldwin & Thom Yorke's nearly hour-long conversation covers everything from getting impromptu singing lessons from Björk and Micahel Stipe (R.E.M.), computer-based recording techniques, just being able to email guys like Flea to join a band, etc. Here's a choice quote pulled from their "Here's The Thing" interview: "I got Ed [O'Brien] because he was dressed like Morrissey and he had some cool socks, and I saw he had a guitar. I had no idea whether he could play or not. I didn't really care. I got Colin [Greenwood] because I knew Colin could play very well and I needed a bass player who could play very well, but he'd never played bass before. And his brother Jonny [Greenwood] was this mythical musical prodigy, so I roped him in, and then Phil [Selway] was the only drummer we knew anyway, so - and he had a house down the road that we could rehearse in." Atoms for Peace unleashed their long-awaited XL Recordings debut, AMOK back on February 25th. Alec Baldwin's upcoming projects, on the other hand, include AmeriQua, Blue Jasmine, Caught Stealing, and made-for-TV movie The Natural Heart.

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Greetings, people of the world... Matt Horowitz aka "The Witzard" here. I'm a 28-year-old college grad hailing from South Jersey. After receiving degrees in both Journalism and Business Management, I started this very blog around 2010 in an effort to share my vast knowledge of Pop Culture to help sharpen my writing chops. I thoroughly enjoy all things Pop Culture and some of my favorite genres include Punk, Hip-Hop, Indie Rock, etc. But I'll practically listen to anything once. I'm also an avid record collector and honestly, almost anything sounds better on wax! Thank you kindly for listening... Your support is much appreciated! Peace & love. sharpcheddar856@gmail.com